Zimbabwe tourism on the rise in 2018

The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority (ZTA) reports that tourist arrivals to Zimbabwe during the first half of 2018 were up 9% compared to the same period in 2017 - driven by a 28% increase in overseas arrivals for the period.

The USA and UK remain the top overseas source markets in terms of visitor volumes (above left). All top overseas markets, with the exception of the US, have grown, but there has been a huge (59%) increase in Asian visitors in the past year (above right). This is due to a number of Asian countries having visa requirements moved from category C (visa before travel) to category B (visa on arrival).

European travellers tend to favour Zimbabwe’s mainstream destinations, including Victoria Falls, Hwange National Park, Matusadona, Mana Pools, Matopos, Gonarezhou and Great Zimbabwe. However, self-drive tourism is returning and off-the-beaten-track destinations are seeing an increase in arrivals.